Later this week, Vice President Joe Biden will be hosting a panel looking at ways to reduce the level of gun violence in the United States. According to a report on Bloomberg, he's invited the NRA, along with "gun-control advocates, victims of shootings and representatives of the movie and video game industry".

Note this isn't some form of witch-hunt or blame game; as you can tell from the scope of parties invited, it's an attempt to get everyone in the debate together and try to work out whether things like mental health programs and firearms restrictions can help put a stop to tragic events like the recent Newtown school shooting.

It's unknown at this time just which video game representatives have been invited to attend, or whether the report means a representative body such as the ESA.